A Beauty With Multiple Masks

“Exactly! The chess tournament is going to start soon. If you don’t want to be kicked out, you’d better leave voluntarily now.” When Kelsea heard how her friends ridiculed Arielle, her mood improved tremendously. She was looking forward to the moment when Arielle would be asked to leave. So what if she is Vinson’s companion? Given that playing chess is a long-time tradition of the Haut Monde, she would be asked to leave in the event she loses even if she is Vinson’s guest. By then, she will be humiliated and won’t dare to show her face in Jadeborough anymor

Holding that thought, Kelsea pretended to show some concern. “Enough, everyone. It wasn’t her choice to grow up in a village. If you happen to play against her later, remember to take it easy, so that she wouldn’t lose the game too badly.” The girls laughed together. “We do want to help her. But, if she doesn’t know how to arrange the pieces or even their names, there’s very little we can do about it.” Arielle found their words amusing. Even if all of them were rolled into one, they wouldn’t even come close to beating her still.

Arielle being surrounded, he quickly returned to her side. Standing in

he and Carter were good friends. Hence, she expected him to at least show her some respect on Carter’s account. However, Vinson ignored her as if she was invisible. Feeling humiliated, Kelsea bit her lip in shame. All she

Since nobody ever snagged him, she too resigned herself to fate. Unfortunately, when she saw how much concern Vinson was showing Arielle, which had never happened to anyone else before, she felt as if her world had imploded. As hatred welled

inexplicably. Shaking her head, she replied with a smile. “No, they didn’t bully me. Instead, we were talking about the chess tournament.” “I see.” Vinson nodded. Ignoring Kelsea and the others, he continued, “There’s a friend whom I would like you to meet.